Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]2017-3.5%chart4.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
2,898K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017€15,371Mchart€25,001M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2017$17,365Mchart$27,037M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017€595chart€9,1942024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2017$673chart$9,9482024GDP per capita [+]
€6,849M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
14,0242024Debt (M.€.) [+]
15,1752024Debt ($M) [+]
56.03%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
€5,9342024Debt Per Capita [+]
$6,4212024Debt Per Capita [+]
-1812024Deficit (M.€) [+]
-1962024Deficit ($M) [+]
-0.73%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
7,242.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
7,837.22024Expenditure ($M) [+]
671.82023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
728.02023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202514.63%chart10.86%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]1999288.2chart762.22023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]1999307.2chart823.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
12.28%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
509.52024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
551.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
6.61%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
28.94%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
€3,0652024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
$3,3162024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
€2462023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
$2662023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999€12chart€2712023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]1999$13chart$2932023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
€1872024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
$2032024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Ba310/18/2024Moody's Rating [+]
BB03/21/2025S&P Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart372023Corruption Index [+]
81º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202484.9chart55.92024Fragile States Index [+]
2024RTI Raking [+]
84º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
10.9%2023Q4Unemployment rate [+]
162K2023Q4Unemployed [+]
$611.62026NMW [+]
€517.02026NMW [+]
85º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
96.410002/13/2026Euro / Lek [+]
81.320002/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
2.2%December 2025HICP [+]
1.3%September 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.50%11/08/2025Key rates [+]
Business
82º2020Doing Business [+]
3,005December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
1.19December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
167.312015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
20.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
23.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
7,104,7002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€242.3Mchart€3,853.1M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$262.0Mchart$4,003.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201710.19%chart14.79%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,513.8Mchart€9,073.7M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$2,718.2Mchart$9,621.5M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201721.77%chart35.56%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-2,271.5Mchart€-5,220.5M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-2,379.0Mchart$-5,618.5M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2017-11.58%chart-20.76%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
6.8%September 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
53º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023219chart822024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024152ºchart42º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.10‰2021Crude divorce rate [+]
1,381.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.19%chart1.72%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.42%chart44.19%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202312.95‰chart9.80‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017200.6chart198.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.68‰chart9.30‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.78chart1.352023Fertility Rate [+]
7.31‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
19.7%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202326,418,204chart2,363,3142024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202049,549chart48,8102020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020110,377chart1,250,4512020Emigrant stock [+]
0.7892022HDI [+]
23º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202373.64chart79.602023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20153,981chart962010Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201515.57chart3.302010Suicide rate [+]
492024Number of homicides [+]
1.392023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20232.46chart1.562023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
132024Annual crude oil production [+]
150.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202322,448chart7,4902023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202326,549chart9,0062023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/20260chart3,60801/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20260chart337,23401/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
1,279,33309/10/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20260chart1,526.6701/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
3,088,96609/10/2023Doses administered [+]
  • Capital: Pyongyang
  • Population: 26,418,204
  • Surface Area: 120,540 km2
  • Currency: North Korean won
  • Religion: Unbelieving majority
  • Belongs to: UN